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Chad Curtis of the New York Yankees connects on his game-winning home run against the Atlanta Braves in the 10th inning in Game 3 of the 1999 World Series at Yankee Stadium. (Photo credit should read JEFF HAYNES/AFP/Getty Images)

“You certainly are a threat to any community you get into,” McDowell told Curtis.

One of the girls spoke during the sentencing hearing, saying Curtis was a manipulator who knew what he had done.

Between 1992 and 2001, Curtis played for the then-California Angels, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and Texas Rangers. He won the two World Series rings with the Yankees in 1998 and 1999.